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Formats
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Nippon lines up drama, format pair
Japan’s Nippon Television has created a new drama and pair of new formats, which will…
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French net has Ex on the Beach
French channel NRJ12 has ordered a local version of Viacom dating format Ex on the…
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Channel 4 axes Deal or No Deal
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has axed long-running studio gameshow format Deal or No Deal. C4…
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Warner Bros. nabs Endemol Shine exec for Oz
Warner Bros. International Television Production’s Austrlian arm has a new managing director. Michael Brooks will…
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Greek net welcomes La Famiglia
Greece’s Antenna TV is to localise Israeli comedy format La Famiglia for its ANT1 channel….
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ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
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Ex-Optomen exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Optomen Television production chief Gail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Possessed. She…
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Nelonen to open Finnish Office
Finnish broadcasters Nelonen and Elisa Entertainment has ordered a local version of Ricky Gervais’ fly-on-the-wall…
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KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
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3 Ball expands ranks with veteran showrunner
US reality TV producer 3 Ball Entertainment has hired unscripted showrunner Jeff Altrock as senior…
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TBS to Drop the Mic with James Corden
Turner-owned cable network TBS has greenlit a comedy-music series from CBS talk show star James…
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BBC Worldwide invests in Glover, Raphael indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
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Transgender reality modelling series set for cable
Whoopi Goldberg is exec producing Strut, a reality series set within a agency for transgender…
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Fox cancels one Burnett series, orders another
US broadcaster Fox has cancelled a Mark Burnett-produced dating series, but ordered a music-themed, interactive…
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Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart host Dinner Party
Rapper Snoop Dogg and homemaking expert Martha Stewart are joining forces for Martha & Snoop’s…
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Paltrow, Will.I.Am. join Apple unscripted series
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Will.I.Am. have signed on to appear in and executive produce…
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News brief: Spanish DTT net will Deal With It!
Spain’s Ten will become the latest channel to air a local version of Keshet International-sold…
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MasterChef to front new German Sky 1
A local remake of MasterChef will run on a German version of UK general entertainment…
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Apple to format Corden’s Carpool Karaoke
Apple has acquired exclusive rights to James Corden format Carpool Karaoke, as the tech giant…
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60 Days In producer backs new indie
The US producer of A+E 60 Days In, Lucky 8, has created a new joint…
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German nets salute Armoza’s Local Heroes
German pubcaster ARD has ordered a local version of the Local Heroes format, while German-language…
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NBCU inks formats deal with France’s Terminal 9
The formats arm of NBCUniversal has inked a first-look deal with Terminal 9 Studios. Paris-based…
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Red Arrow buys Wahlburgers prodco
Red Arrow Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in 44 Blue, the LA-based prodco that…
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Channel 4 courts First Dates spin-off
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is expanding its relationship with popular romance format First Dates. The…
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Spike, Channel 5 win ‘bidding war’ for BattleBots
Viacom networks Spike UK and Channel 5 will broadcast the ABC mech combat format BattleBots…
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Azteca adapting Fremantle cooking format
TV Azteca has ordered a local version of show Cocineros Mexicanos (Mexican Chefs), and the…
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Noel Edmonds fronts new C4 Swap format
Noel Edmonds, host of classic BBC kids series Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, is fronting a new…
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C4 commissions Vet on the Hill
Channel 4 has commissioned a new series of Vet on the Hill for its More4…
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ProSieben to start Robot Wars
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has bought the reboot of Robot Wars. The new UK series, in…
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Lionsgate backs Gogglebox pair’s indie
Lionsgate has invested in Primal Media, the new prodco from Mat Steiner and Adam Wood, the…